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| − | + | , which provides commercial satellite launch services, announced today that it would be laying off about 25% of its workforce, due to anticipated reductions in its launch schedule. | |
| + | 鈥淪taffing at ILS is now at a level that is consistent with our near-term business, which required us to decrease our workforce by roughly 25%. This level of staffing is appropriate for our current backlog and our customers will continue to be well-supported. Previous staffing was consistent with planning for 7-8 launches per year. We are now targeting for 3-4 missions annually,鈥?ILS President Phil Slack said in a statement. | ||
| + | A spokesperson for the company told me that the primary reason <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-neverfull-69>Louis Vuitton Neverfull</a> for the reduced launch expectations include increased competition due to smaller spacecraft. The Proton is a heavy lift vehicle and can handle both large payloads and multiple small payloads. However, for small, single payloads, there鈥檚 more competition, and consequently ILS鈥?competitors have received many of those contracts. | ||
| + | ILS, which is a U.S. based company headquartered in Reston, VA., is a subsidiary of the Russian company Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, and <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/lv-monogram-idylle-70>LV Monogram Idylle</a> began its life as a joint venture between , Khrunichev and Energia. Lockheed sold its stake in the company in 2006, and its share was acquired in full by Khrunichev in 2008. The ILS exclusively launches the , which is manufactured by Khrunichev, and has seen 396 successful launches in its lifetime. | ||
| + | The Proton rockets that ILS uses have been under scrutiny since May of 2014, when a by the Russian government resulted in the loss of a satellite. The company has not attempted any launches since this failure (which did not involve ILS). | ||
| + | 鈥淭he schedule for the return to flight and subsequent missions will be determined once the Russian State Commission and ILS Failure Review Oversight Board complete their efforts and the required corrective actions have <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/monogram-multicolore-71>Monogram Multicolore</a> been implemented regarding the Federal Proton Express AM4R mission failure,鈥?a company spokesperson told me. | ||
| + | Once this review is complete, ILS will be able to begin new launches of its current backlog of twelve missions. The company also continues to actively seek new business, according to Slack鈥檚 statement. | ||
| + | Follow me on or . Read my Forbes blog . | ||
Revision as of 07:12, 22 August 2014
@@@ , which provides commercial satellite launch services, announced today that it would be laying off about 25% of its workforce, due to anticipated reductions in its launch schedule. 鈥淪taffing at ILS is now at a level that is consistent with our near-term business, which required us to decrease our workforce by roughly 25%. This level of staffing is appropriate for our current backlog and our customers will continue to be well-supported. Previous staffing was consistent with planning for 7-8 launches per year. We are now targeting for 3-4 missions annually,鈥?ILS President Phil Slack said in a statement. A spokesperson for the company told me that the primary reason <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-neverfull-69>Louis Vuitton Neverfull</a> for the reduced launch expectations include increased competition due to smaller spacecraft. The Proton is a heavy lift vehicle and can handle both large payloads and multiple small payloads. However, for small, single payloads, there鈥檚 more competition, and consequently ILS鈥?competitors have received many of those contracts. ILS, which is a U.S. based company headquartered in Reston, VA., is a subsidiary of the Russian company Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, and <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/lv-monogram-idylle-70>LV Monogram Idylle</a> began its life as a joint venture between , Khrunichev and Energia. Lockheed sold its stake in the company in 2006, and its share was acquired in full by Khrunichev in 2008. The ILS exclusively launches the , which is manufactured by Khrunichev, and has seen 396 successful launches in its lifetime. The Proton rockets that ILS uses have been under scrutiny since May of 2014, when a by the Russian government resulted in the loss of a satellite. The company has not attempted any launches since this failure (which did not involve ILS). 鈥淭he schedule for the return to flight and subsequent missions will be determined once the Russian State Commission and ILS Failure Review Oversight Board complete their efforts and the required corrective actions have <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/monogram-multicolore-71>Monogram Multicolore</a> been implemented regarding the Federal Proton Express AM4R mission failure,鈥?a company spokesperson told me. Once this review is complete, ILS will be able to begin new launches of its current backlog of twelve missions. The company also continues to actively seek new business, according to Slack鈥檚 statement. Follow me on or . Read my Forbes blog .
